Full Description
Assessment in Rehabilitation and Health is the first and only text tailored specifically for students seeking a structured foundation of knowledge of tests and related assessment practices commonly used by health professionals in their various fields. While other textbooks commonly used in this area of study often offer a broader and more sweeping look at assessment practices and theories, Assessment in Rehabilitation and Health focuses closely on the standardized and clinical methods of health assessment in regards to rehabilitation counseling, communication and speech disorders, occupational therapy, neuropsychology, physiotherapy, and physical medicine.Each chapter is structured using the common framework provided by the World Health Organization's International Classification of Disability, Functioning and Health (ICF). This framework, which is considered the gold standard by numerous health institutions around the world in regards to concepts and practices in rehabilitation and health, allows students to gain knowledge and learn practices that are consistent with this widely accepted and highly regarded ICF model. These chapters not only follow this framework, but are also all organized to include the following topics: professional and legal definitions and theories that form the foundation for assessment methods; a brief history of the research and practice methods pertinent to each chapter topic; a listing of assessment methods commonly used in rehabilitation and health related practices; and a discussion of cultural, legislative, and professional issues that impact the use of the specific assessment methods.
Contents
Table of Contents Assessment in Rehabilitation and HealthPreface: Drs Elias Mpofu and Thomas Oakland (see below for contact addresses). Part One: Foundations of Assessment 1. The Context of Assessment in Rehabilitation and Health Drs. Elias Mpofu, Thomas Oakland (University of Florida), & James T. Herbert ( Penn State University)(see above for email addresses)2. Legal and ethical considerationsDr. Shane Bush(neuropsych@shanebush.com)3. Diversity, Utility, fairness and social issuesDr. Samuel Ortiz, St. John's University(ortizs@stjohns.edu)Part Two: Types of Assessments, Norms and the Interpretation of Scores 4. Planning the assessment processDr. Robert Gray, David Shapiro & Associates, (robgray3@gmail.com)5. Types of tests and assessmentsDr. Nick Benson, Florida International University (nbngb@bellsouth.net)6. Statistical conceptsMalachy Bishop, University of Kentucky, (mbishop@uky.edu), 7. Reliability and validityDr. Harrison Kanehdk15@colled.msstate.edu8. Standards for selecting tests and other assessment methodsDr. Mary Stafford, University of Houston, Clear Lake(Stafford.mary@sbcglobal.net)9. Administering, scoring tests, and reporting resultsDr. Oliver Edwards, University of Central Florida (owedward@mail.ucf.edu)10. Clinical interviewDr. Norman L. Berven, University of Wisconsin-Madison (nlberven@facstaff.wisc.edu)11. Forensic assessment Drs. Ralph Crystal, & Alice S. Erickson, University of Kentucky(crystal@uky.edu) 12. Social security administration determination evaluations Dr. David R. Cox, Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation Consultants, PC. (drcox@iag.net). 13. Assessment for work place accommodations Drs. Bruce M. Carrie & Jon A. Sanford (Georgia Tech., GA)(carrie.bruce@coa.gatech.edu) (jon.sanford@coa.gatech.edu)Part Three: Measures of Development and Adjustment 14. IntelligenceDr. Jack Naglieri, George Mason University(jnaglier@gmu.edu)15. Adaptive behavior Drs. Thomas Oakland & Jack Dempster, University of Florida(Oakland@coe.ufl.edu)16. Neuropsychological assessmentDr Jeanne Blanc -Canada17. AchievementDr. Gordon Taub, University of Central Florida(gtaub@mail.ucf.edu)18. PersonalityDr. Diana Joyce, University of Florida(djoyce@coe.ufl.edu)19. Vocational interests and aptitudesDrs. Gary Peterson, (gpeterson@admin.fsu.edu), and Elizabeth Ruff, Florida State University20. Assessment of vocational and work adjustmentDrs. Vivian M. Larkin, Auburn University (larkivm@auburn.edu) & Suzanne Tew-Washburn, Troy University 21. Transition outcomesDarlene Unger, Virginia Commonwealth University (du28@cornell.edu)22. AttitudesDr. Frank Lane (Illinois Institute of Technology) & Dr. Stephen R. Pruett, University of Florida(spruett@phhp.ufl.edu)Part Four: Measures of Participation 23. Measures of physical and functional performanceDrs Chris Chapparo (first author) Michelle Donelly, Anne Hillman, Ev Innes, Lynda Matthews, Judy Ranka, Rod Heard & Kate O'Loughlin, University of Sydney, Australia (L.Matthews@usyd.edu.au)24. Measures of Independent LivingDr. Debra Harley, University of Kentucky (dharl00@pop.uky.edu)25. Measures of Speech and CommunicationDr. Travis T. Threats, St. Louis University (threatst@slu.edu)26. Orientation and mobility -Drs. Richard Long, University of Western Michigan (richard.long@wmich.edu) and James E. Crews, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA. 27. Health-related quality of LifeDrs. Malachy Bishop, University of Kentucky(mbishop@uky.edu) & Gloria Lee (University at Buffalo-NY) 28. Occupational functioningDrs. Ev Innes, Lynda Matthews (University of Sydney, Au), & Kurt Johnson, University of Washington, WA.29. Family functioningDr. Christine Ryan, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior,Brown University School of Medicine 30. Customer SatisfactionLynn Koch, Kent State University (lkoch@kent.edu)Part Five: Looking ahead 31. The futures of assessment in rehabilitation and healthThomas Oakland and Elias Mpofu
